Parapoynx affinialis

Parapoynx affinialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Parapoynx
Species: P. affinialis
Binomial name
Parapoynx affinialis
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Paraponyx affinialis
  • Oligostigma incommoda Butler, 1881
  • Nymphula fuscomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1894
  • Nymphula alaicalis Caradja, 1917

Parapoynx affinialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Egypt and from the Middle East to India. It has also been recorded from Australia.

The wingspan is 12–22 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous with a darker fuscous median fascia and a paler discal spot. The hindwings are whitish with a wavy dark fuscous submarginal line. The termen is orange fuscous.

The larvae feed on Potamogeton perfoliatus.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .


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